Whether you like the Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) Week or not, it did give us some matchups that would never have taken place.
Last week, every program that is a member of the GMAC had the chance to faceoff against another team from the same conference, and many results were indeed something that winners were excited to come away with.
Since its inception some four years ago, Miami Norland or Miami Central came away with the championship in 1 vs. 2.
Last Friday at Traz Powell Stadium, it was only fitting that the Rockets and Vikings took center stage as a game-long windy rain somewhat took a toll on both teams.
When the game was over, it was the 6-1 Rockets and head coach Jube Joseph that held the trophy up as the winners, 22-14.
While the games had no bearing on the state playoffs and district seeding, it turned out it helped shine a spotlight on how impressive football in south Florida truly is.
The Rockets pressured the Vikings and head coach Daryle Heidelberg all night – with University of Miami linebacker commit Ezekiel Marcelin coming up with four sacks and numerous key tackles.
In addition to the GMAC Week games, here is a look at how Week 9 unfolded – with more games on tap for today.
Coconut Creek 7, Miramar 0
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 48, Coral Springs Charter 8
Coral Springs Coral Glades 35, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Davie Western 46, Weston Cypress Bay 0
Deerfield Beach Somerset Academy Key 34, Miami Country Day 28
Delray Atlantic 41, Deerfield Beach 8
Doral Academy 47, Boca Raton Spanish River 27
Doral Ronald Reagan 28, Miami Sunset 6
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 49, Boca Raton 0
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 52, Hialeah ABF 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan 28, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 7
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 44, Coconut Creek Monarch 6
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 19, Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 7
Greenacres Palm Beach Prep 28, Hialeah TRU Prep 10
Hialeah 31, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 0
Hialeah American 19, Miami Ferguson 8
Hialeah Gardens 5, Miami Dr. Krop 2
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy Charter 23, Miami Archbishop Carroll 13
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 56, Hollywood Avant Garde 0
Hollywood Hills 27, Pompano Beach 8
Miami Beach 57, North Miami Mourning 15
Miami Booker T. Washington 27, Miami Southridge 14
Miami Braddock 20, Miami Coral Park 0
Miami Carol City 20, Homestead 9
Miami Coral Reef 21, Southwest Miami 20
Miami Gulliver Prep 23, Miami Belen Jesuit 6
Miami Northwestern 23, Miami Christopher Columbus 12
Miami Palmer Trinity 7, Homestead Everglades Prep 0
Miami Palmetto 41, Miami Edison 24
Miami Ransom Everglades 40, Somerset South Homestead 6
Miami True North 27, West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 20
Miami Varela 13, South Miami 7
North Miami 2, Miami Killian 0
North Miami Beach 42, Miami Springs 6
Pembroke Pines Charter 22, Miramar Everglades 21
Pembroke Pines West Broward 56, Naples 19
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 31, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 7
South Plantation 22, Cooper City 6
Sunrise Piper 14, Plantation 7
MONDAY, October 21
Cooper City at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at No. 2 Miami Central (Traz), 7
Hollywood Hills at Hallandale, 7
Miami Dr. Krop at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 6
Miramar Everglades at North Miami (St. Thomas U), 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Miami Beach, 3
Pompano Beach at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3
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By Dave Brousseau
BCAA Writer
FORT LAUDERDALE – Junior quarterback Omari McNeil has already had a special season entering Saturday’s annual Soul Bowl game against rival Dillard.
When the 56th meeting between the two schools was complete, McNeil racked up numbers that lead the Tigers to 31-7 victory at Dillard High.
The Tigers lead the series 29-26-1 that began in 1952. The 24-point victory was the largest since a 50-0 win in 2013.
He played significant role in the Tigers (6-2) fourth consecutive victory over the Panthers (4-2) with three rushing touchdowns and another through the air to Gary Hadley that went for 69-yards with 8:18 left in the first quarter, giving the Tigers a lead they would not yield.
“This week was big for us being a rivalry,” said McNeil. “We just played our game and did nothing extra.
Thie win was very important as a traditional game. This was a big one for us and we wanted it bad.”
McNeil finished with 57 rushing yards six carries, while throwing for another 160 yards.
“McNeil has kind of figured it out,” said Blanche Ely coach Terence McFadden. “To be honest he has learned a lot and has been able to read the defenses and get us in the right play.
This win was big for the community.”
This rivalry game got off to a fast start for both sides.
Three plays into the game McNeil gave the Tigers their first lead with a 60-yard scoring run with only 1:41 into the game.
The lead was short lived at the Panthers took a 7-6 lead when quarterback Javaris Robinson threw a 77-touchdown pass to Anthony Jennings just two plays into their first possession and a 7-6 lead.
After Hadley’s score, McNeil added a 9-yard touchdown run with 9:55 left in the second quarter for a18-7 advantage that held up till halftime.
Though the second half had several miscues by both sides, Ely took advantage of its opportunities, while Dillard failed to capitalize on its chances.
A McNeil run of one-yard and a 10-yard scoring run by Shawn Paschall.
“The tradition is what it is,” said Dillard coach Demitris Mincey. “We didn’t live up to it today. We didn’t execute. Offensively we didn’t do anything and on defense we could stop nothing.”
The Panthers also lost their starting quarterback in (Javaris) Robinson with a season ending right knee injury late in the second quarter as he was carted off by stretcher.
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It’s a game that the communities around Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale look forward to every year. It’s about pride and bragging rights.
Welcome to the Broward Soul Bowl – Blanche Ely and Dillard. Two teams that have played some memorable games throughout the years and will take center stage once against this evening at 5:00 at Otis Gray Jr, Memorial Stadium on Dillard’s campus.
The series, which Blanche Ely leads 12-8 will showcase some top talent.
BLANCHE ELY TIGERS (5-2)
Boyd Anderson, W 70-7
Chaminade-Madonna, W 35-34 (OT)
Stranahan, W 54-20
Delray Atlantic, L 42-13
Piper, L 21-20
Deerfield Beach, W 70-0
Plantation, 18-16 Incomplete
10/19 – Dillard
10/25 - @Coconut Creek
11/1 – Coconut Creek Monarch
DILLARD PANTHERS (4-1)
Plantation, L 27-21
Stranahan, W 44-0
Northeast, W 44-0
Boyd Anderson, W 59-6
Miramar, W 14-12
10/19 – Blanche Ely
10/24 - @Boynton Beach
11/1 – Deerfield Beach
THIS WEEK’S SCORES
Coconut Creek 7, Miramar 0
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 48, Coral Springs Charter 8
Coral Springs Coral Glades 35, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Davie Western 46, Weston Cypress Bay 0
Deerfield Beach Somerset Academy Key 34, Miami Country Day 28
Delray Atlantic 41, Deerfield Beach 8
Doral Ronald Reagan 28, Miami Sunset 6
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 49, Boca Raton 0
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 52, Hialeah ABF 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan 28, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 7
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 44, Coconut Creek Monarch 6
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 19, Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 7
Greenacres Palm Beach Prep 28, Hialeah TRU Prep 10
Hialeah 31, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 0
Hialeah American 19, Miami Ferguson 8
Hialeah Gardens 5, Miami Dr. Krop 2
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy Charter 23, Miami Archbishop Carroll 13
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 56, Hollywood Avant Garde 0
Hollywood Hills 27, Pompano Beach 8
Miami Beach 57, North Miami Mourning 15
Miami Booker T. Washington 27, Miami Southridge 14
Miami Braddock 20, Miami Coral Park 0
Miami Carol City 20, Homestead 9
Miami Central 22, Miami Norland 14
Miami Coral Reef 21, Southwest Miami 20
Miami Gulliver Prep 23, Miami Belen Jesuit 6
Miami Northwestern 23, Miami Christopher Columbus 12
Miami Palmer Trinity 7, Homestead Everglades Prep 0
Miami Palmetto 41, Miami Edison 24
Miami Ransom Everglades 40, Somerset South Homestead 6
Miami True North 27, West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 20
Miami Varela 13, South Miami 7
North Miami Beach 42, Miami Springs 6
Pembroke Pines Charter 22, Miramar Everglades 21
Pembroke Pines West Broward 56, Naples 19
Sunrise Piper 14, Plantation 0
MONDAY, October 21
Cooper City at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan vs. No. 2 Miami Central (Traz), 7
Hollywood Hills at Hallandale, 7
Miami Dr. Krop at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 6
Miramar Everglades at North Miami (St. Thomas U), 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Miami Beach, 3
Pompano Beach at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3
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Through the decades, fans, players, coaches and administrators often boasted that their team was the best on the football field.
With the powers never playing each other, most of that boasting was hollow – because those games were never played.
Over the past few seasons that has not been the case – and when the top teams rise to the top – they are now doing it by playing the best of the best.
So far this season, the top programs in the #305 have met, and with the GMAC Week in full swing, tonight at 7:30 another chapter in what has become a competitive rivalry will take place, featuring the two best.
While head coach Jube Joseph and Miami Central has run the county for much of the past decade, last season saw the Rockets go down twice to Miami Norland – both decided in the final seconds.
For Central it didn’t sit well to see head coach Daryle Heidelberg and his football team advance to the 2M state championship game.
This year has watched both programs – Central (3A) and Norland (4A) once again move to the top, and they will both have the chance to head to the state championship game at Pitbull Stadium (FIU) in December.
Who runs Miami-Dade County? We will find out this evening.
MIAMI NORLAND VIKINGS (6-1)
Miramar, W 27-0
Miami Carol City, W 36-10
Miami Northwestern, W 21-17
Hollywood Chaminade, L 45-20
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, W 49-16
Cocoa, W 33-15
Plantation American Heritage, W 32-27
10/18 – Miami Central
10/24 - Plantation
MIAMI CENTRAL ROCKETS (5-1)
Lakeland, L 16-8
Miami Edison, W 54-7
Miami Booker T. Washington, W 55-25
Pompano Beach, W 67-0
Plantation American Heritage, W 35-32
Miami Northwestern, W 24-21
10/18 – Miami Norland
10/21 – Fort Lauderdale Stranahan
10/25 - @Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy
PIPER LOOKS TO REMAIN UNBEATEN
While much of the attention this football season has been on the traditional powers – and it’s pretty much been that way, football fans are missing one of the big stories that continues to unfold every week.
What No. 7 Sunrise Piper head coach Quentin Short and his football team have done is remain the only unbeaten Miami-Dade and Broward County team as we head toward Week 9. The Bengals, who won the district a year ago in Short’s first season, are back at it again.
With a showdown against head coach Darrell Strong and No. 16 Plantation tonight (7:00) at home, this could be the biggest challenge that this program has had this season.
Win or lose, this has been quite a ride for a program that hasn’t been in the spotlight on the football field in several years.
PLANTATION COLONELS (5-1)
Fort Lauderdale Dillard, W 27-21
Miramar, W 2-0
West Broward, W 25-21
Hollywood South Broward, W 29-0
Plantation American Heritage, L 35-0
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, W 18-3
10/18 – Piper
10/24 - @Miami Norland
10/31 – South Plantation
SUNRISE PIPER BENGALS (6-0)
Deerfield Beach, W 23-0
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep, W 34-0
South Plantation, W 35-0
Coral Springs, W 41-40
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, W 21-20
Lauderdale Lake Boyd Anderson, W 34-12
10/18 – Plantation
10/24 - @Coconut Creek Monarch
10/28 – Fort Lauderdale
11/1 - @Hollywood South Broward
Here are some other games in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties to keep an eye on:
FRIDAY, October 18
GMAC: Miami Carol City vs. No. 17 Homestead (Harris), 4
GMAC: Coral Gables vs. Miami High (Curtis), 7:30
GMAC: Hialeah Gardens vs. Miami Dr. Krop (Ives), 3:30
GMAC: No. 18 Miami Booker T. Washington at No. 5 Miami Southridge, 7:30
GMAC: Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman vs. Hialeah (Milander), 7:30
GMAC: North Miami vs. Killian (Tropical), 7:30
GMAC: North Miami Mourning vs. Miami Beach (N. Miami), 3:30
GMAC: Westland Hialeah at Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 3:30
OTHER GAMES
Boca Raton at No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Boca St. Andrews at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian, 7
No. 15 Coconut Creek Monarch at No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
Coral Springs Charter at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 7
Davie Nova at Hollywood South Broward, 7
Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Miami Country Day, 7
Delray Atlantic at Deerfield Beach, 7
Doral Academy at Boca Raton Spanish River, 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Orlando Lake Highland Prep, 7
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7
Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
Fort Myers Gateway Charter at Marathon, 7
Hallandale at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7
Hialeah ABF Academy at Fort Lauderdale NSU University School, 7
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30
Hollywood Avant Garde at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 7
Homestead Everglades Prep at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Miami Belen at Miami Gulliver Prep, 4
Miami Immaculata LaSalle at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Miami True North Classical Academy at West Palm Beach The Kings Academy, 6:30
Miramar at Coconut Creek, 7
Parkland Stoneman Douglas at Coral Springs, 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Naples Gulf Coast, 7
Riviera Beach Suncoast at Oakland Park Northeast, 7
Somerset South Homestead at Miami Ransom Everglades, 7
South Plantation at Cooper City, 7
No. 20 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy at No. 9 Plantation American Heritage, 7:30
Weston Cypress Bay at Davie Western, 7
THURSDAY RESULTS
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 48, Coral Springs Charter 8
Coral Springs Coral Glades 35, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Delray Atlantic 41, Deerfield Beach 8
Doral Ronald Reagan 28, Miami Sunset 6
Hialeah American 19, Miami Ferguson 8
Hollywood Hills 27, Pompano Beach 8
Miami Braddock 20, Miami Coral Park 0
Miami Coral Reef 21, Southwest Miami 20
Miami Northwestern 23, Miami Christopher Columbus 12
Miami Palmetto 41, Miami Edison 24
North Miami Beach 42, Miami Springs 6
Pembroke Pines Charter 22, Miramar Everglades 21
SATURDAY, October 19
No. 13 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely at No. 10 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
MONDAY, October 21
Cooper City at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan vs. No. 2 Miami Central (Traz), 7
Hollywood Hills at Hallandale, 7
Miami Dr. Krop at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 6
Miramar Everglades at North Miami (St. Thomas U), 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Miami Beach, 3
Pompano Beach at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3
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It is a week that is devoted to the high school football teams in the Greater Miami Athletic Conference.
Programs matched against one another that brings more attention to one of the best football-playing areas in the nation.
For the past three years, the spotlight has fallen on this conference as all teams get the opportunity to play one another with rankings based in how programs have done so far this season with each program paired against another team that is at the same level.
This year’s event is once against spread over three days, and it all begins tonight with an outstanding matchup between No. 6 Miami Christopher Columbus, coached by Dave Dunn, and the No. 8 Miami Northwestern Bulls, with first year head coach Teddy Bridgewater at Traz Powell Stadium (7:00)
MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS (5-2)
@Miami Southridge, W 17-14
Our Lady of Good Counsel, L 14-10
@Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, L 42-6
@Miami Palmetto, W 17-14
@Homestead South Dade, W 42-15
Miami High, W 52-6
Coral Gables, W 33-0
10/17 – GMAC WEEK – Miami Northwestern
10/24 – Miami Archbishop McCarthy
MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS (4-3)
@Coconut Creek, W 45-0
@Venice, L 48-42 (OT)
@Miami Carol City, W 42-7
@Miami Norland, L 21-17
Miami Jackson, W 48-6
Miami Central, L 24-21
@Key West, W 50-14
10/17 – GMAC WEEK – Miami Christopher Columbus
10/25 – Miami St. Brendan
In addition to that matchup, here is a look at some of the other games played today and here in Week 9:
THURSDAY, October 17
MIAMI-DADE
GMAC: Miami Coral Park at Miami Braddock, 3:30
GMAC: Miami Edison vs. No. 11 Miami Palmetto (Tropical), 7
GMAC: Miami Ferguson vs. Hialeah American (Milander), 7
GMAC: Miami Jackson vs. Homestead South Dade (Harris), 7
GMAC: Miami Sunset at Doral Reagan, 3:30
GMAC: South Miami at Miami Varela, 3:30
GMAC: Southwest Miami vs. Miami Coral Reef (Southridge), 7
OTHER GAMES
Coral Springs Taravella at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
Hollywood Hills at Pompano Beach, 7
Hollywood McArthur vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 7
Pembroke Pines Charter at Miramar Everglades, 7
FRIDAY, October 18
GMAC Championship: No. 2 Miami Central vs. No. 4 Miami Norland (Traz), 7:30
GMAC: Miami Carol City vs. No. 17 Homestead (Harris), 4
GMAC: Coral Gables vs. Miami High (Curtis), 7:30
GMAC: Hialeah Gardens vs. Miami Dr. Krop (Ives), 3:30
GMAC: No. 18 Miami Booker T. Washington at No. 5 Miami Southridge, 7:30
GMAC: Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman vs. Hialeah (Milander), 7:30
GMAC: North Miami vs. Killian (Tropical), 7:30
GMAC: North Miami Mourning vs. Miami Beach (N. Miami), 3:30
GMAC: Westland Hialeah at Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 3:30
OTHER GAMES
Boca Raton at No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Boca St. Andrews at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian, 7
No. 15 Coconut Creek Monarch at No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
Coral Springs Charter at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 7
Davie Nova at Hollywood South Broward, 7
Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Miami Country Day, 7
Delray Atlantic at Deerfield Beach, 7
Doral Academy at Boca Raton Spanish River, 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Orlando Lake Highland Prep, 7
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7
Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
Fort Myers Gateway Charter at Marathon, 7
Hallandale at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7
Hialeah ABF Academy at Fort Lauderdale NSU University School, 7
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30
Hollywood Avant Garde at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 7
Homestead Everglades Prep at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Miami Belen at Miami Gulliver Prep, 4
Miami Immaculata LaSalle at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Miami True North Classical Academy at West Palm Beach The Kings Academy, 6:30
Miramar at Coconut Creek, 7
Parkland Stoneman Douglas at Coral Springs, 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Naples Gulf Coast, 7
No. 16 Plantation at No. 7 Sunrise Piper, 7
Riviera Beach Suncoast at Oakland Park Northeast, 7
Somerset South Homestead at Miami Ransom Everglades, 7
South Plantation at Cooper City, 7
No. 20 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy at No. 9 Plantation American Heritage, 7:30
Weston Cypress Bay at Davie Western, 7
SATURDAY, October 19
GMAC: Miami Springs vs. North Miami Beach (Traz), 7
OTHER GAME
No. 13 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely at No. 10 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
MONDAY, October 21
Cooper City at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan vs. No. 2 Miami Central (Traz), 7
Hollywood Hills at Hallandale, 7
Miami Dr. Krop at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 6
Miramar Everglades at North Miami (St. Thomas U), 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Miami Beach, 3
Pompano Beach at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3
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